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The bar chart illustrates the percentages people in the UK who ate the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables per day across three different categories from 2001 to 2008. Overall, it is noticeable that women scored the highest figure, while the opposite was true for children. Additionally, the percentages of people who ate portions of fruit and vegetables per day showed an upward trend from 2001 to 2006, then exhibited a slight downward trend at the last two years of the period. At the beginning of the period, the proportion of people who ate five portions of fruit and vegetables per day of women stood at nearly 20%, which was higher than that of men by approximately 5%. In the next five years, the figures for both groups stably rose, and the percentages of healthy eaters of women peaked at 35% before seeing a slight downward trend to 30%. Turning to Children, this was the group with the lowest rates and experienced fluctuations similar to the adult group. In the first three years, the figure for Children virtually unchanged, at nearly 13%. In 2007, it significantly increased to 26% before showing a slight downward trend to 24%.